Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

गौर्युवाच । तपःशक्त्यान्वितः शंभो करोषि विपुलं तपः । तव बुद्धिरियं जाता तपस्तप्तुं महात्मनः

Transliteration

gauryuvāca | tapaḥśaktyānvitaḥ śaṃbho karoṣi vipulaṃ tapaḥ | tava buddhiriyaṃ jātā tapastaptuṃ mahātmanaḥ

Translation

గౌరీ పలికింది— “ఓ శంభూ, తపశ్శక్తితో యుక్తుడవై నీవు విస్తారమైన తపస్సు చేస్తున్నావు. ఓ మహాత్మా, తపస్సు చేయాలనే ఈ సంకల్పం నీలో జన్మించింది.”

Word by Word

• gaurī: Gaurī
• gaurī: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaurī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• tapaḥ: austerity
• tapaḥ: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• śaktyā: with power
• śaktyā: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• anvitaḥ: endowed (with)
• anvitaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anu-√i (धातु) / anvita (प्रातिपदिक; क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्तार्थ (endowed/possessed)

• śaṃbho: O Śambhu
• śaṃbho: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃbhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• karoṣi: you do/perform
• karoṣi: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• vipulam: great; abundant
• vipulam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vipula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तपः इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• tapaḥ: austerity
• tapaḥ: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• buddhiḥ: intention; mind
• buddhiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: buddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• iyam: this
• iyam: Visheshana (विशेषण/Pronominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• jātā: has arisen
• jātā: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate as participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jan (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तरि (arisen/been born)

• tapaḥ: austerity
• tapaḥ: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• taptum: to practice (austerity)
• taptum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √tap (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्यय (infinitive), अव्यय; प्रयोजनार्थ (to perform/undergo)

• mahātmanaḥ: O great-souled one
• mahātmanaḥ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन/षष्ठी एकवचन; प्रसङ्गतः सम्बोधन (O great-souled one)

Speaker

Gaurī (Pārvatī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Gaurī addresses Śambhu with reverent admiration, highlighting his tapas-śakti; Śiva is shown as a yogin radiating quiet power, the mountains echoing his immensity.

Characters & Entities

• Gaurī
• Pārvatī
• Śambhu
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tapas is a divine power when guided by steady resolve; spiritual effort is portrayed as purposeful and potent.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra sacred region is the broader frame; this verse glorifies tapas rather than a named tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite; it references tapas as a disciplined spiritual practice.